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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/17/w...&en=a6f8950517248da0&ei=5094&partner=homepageFederal Judge Orders End to Warrantless Wiretapping
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 — A federal judge in Detroit ruled today that the Bush administration’s eavesdropping program is illegal and unconstitutional, and she ordered that it cease at once.
District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor found that President Bush exceeded his proper authority and that the eavesdropping without warrants violated the First and Fourth Amendment protections of free speech and privacy.
“It was never the intent of the Framers to give the president such unfettered control, particularly where his actions blatantly disregard the parameters clearly enumerated in the Bill of Rights,"...
Note in particular her discussion about the states secrets privilege, behind which the executive wants to hide most of his illegal activities.
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